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The murder rate went up by 22% in 2020[0] but it had went down back to the 5 range in the 2010s. Here's the full chart from that PDF. 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 19
by fngjdflmdflg 3y ago
The murder rate went up by 22% in 2020[0] but it had went down back to the 5 range in the 2010s. Here's the full chart from that PDF.
1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2017 | 2018
5.1 | 5.0 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.9
>it’s not like guns were illegal in 1950.
true but even a murder rate of 5 is high compared to Europe and this is likely due in large part to guns largely being illegal there (except for Switzerland and seemingly also Finland)
[0] https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/shr https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crim...
- adgjlsfhk1 3y agonote that while Switzerland is sometimes used as proof that guns aren't the problem, they do ban private ownership of ammo.
- bradley13 3y agoAs a Swiss: that's nonsense. How are you supposed to hunt, or go to the range, without ammunition? See article 16a of our weapons regulation: If you buy it legally, you are allowed to own it.